★ U.S. History 1600–1877 DBQ Series · #4 · Coming soon

The Bill of Rights DBQ

Did the Constitution need a Bill of Rights?

Did the Constitution need a Bill of Rights? Students step into the 1787 ratification fight, weigh Hamilton, Madison, Brutus, and Jefferson, and decide who had the better argument.

Grade 8U.S. History 1600–1877Google Slides3 class periodsComing soon

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What's included

Teacher presentation (12 slides) with speaker notes
Full DBQ packet (29 pages) with documents, organizers, writing task, rubric and answer key
Scaffolded version (8 pages)

The documents

Federalist No. 1
Federalist No. 10
Federalist No. 51
Federalist No. 84
Brutus No. 2
Jefferson's Letter to Madison
Madison Proposes Amendments

Good to know

Class time: 3 class periods
Format: Editable Google Slides
Answer key: Included

Standards: KAS Grade 8: 8.C.CP.2, 8.C.PR.2, 8.H.CH.6, 8.I.Q, 8.I.UE, 8.I.CC